жувати соплі

Ukrainian

Etymology

Literally, “to chew snot”.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ʒʊˈʋate ˈsɔplʲi]

Verb

жува́ти со́плі • (žuváty sópli) impf

  1. (intransitive, idiomatic, literary) To twiddle one's thumbs, to waste time and do nothing useful.
    Synonym: бити байдики (byty bajdyky)
    Відповідь на коментар: перестаньте соплі жувати. ― Vidpovidʹ na komentar: perestanʹte sopli žuvaty. ― Reply to the commenter: stop twiddling your thumbs.

Conjugation

Conjugation of жувати соплі: see жува́ти
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